# RWA to Austria HS 847989 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for machines and mechanical appliances: n.e.s. in item no. 8479.8, having individual functions. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 67/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $648.1M
- Buyer market growth: +19.6%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 55.9%

## What the signal means

The signal points to a newly observed exporter-to-buyer relationship in the available reporting. It is a prompt for market research, not a forecast, order, or guarantee of commercial access. Compare demand, suppliers, access, and route history together before acting.

## Market opportunity

- Latest buyer imports: $648.1M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $764.2M
- Supplier countries observed: 89
- Average buyer imports: $336.6M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $648.1M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +5.6%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +19.6%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Germany
- Top supplier share: 55.9%
- Market concentration: 3,268
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 55.9%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 5,737 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 21 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $53.3K
- GDP per-person growth: -0.6%
- Population: 8,956k
- GDP: $477.1B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 25.1%
- Savings rate: 27.8%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $2.2K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader RWA to Austria route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 847989 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $458.1K | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $255.9K | -44.1% |
| 1997 | $8.5K | -96.7% |
| 1998 | $1.1M | +13302.6% |
| 1999 | $269.1K | -76.4% |
| 2000 | $11.2K | -95.8% |
| 2001 | $2.7K | -76.4% |
| 2002 | $191.1K | +7100.9% |
| 2003 | $112.3K | -41.2% |
| 2004 | $34.7K | -69.1% |
| 2005 | $10.1K | -71.0% |
| 2006 | $238.7K | +2270.7% |
| 2007 | $229.0K | -4.1% |
| 2008 | $287.3K | +25.4% |
| 2009 | $9.4K | -96.7% |
| 2010 | $382.2K | +3965.3% |
| 2011 | $194.4K | -49.1% |
| 2012 | $912.1K | +369.2% |
| 2013 | $237.7K | -73.9% |
| 2014 | $63.3M | +26512.5% |
| 2015 | $10.8M | -82.9% |
| 2016 | $993.5K | -90.8% |
| 2017 | $1.2M | +17.6% |
| 2018 | $11.3M | +865.9% |
| 2019 | $10.1M | -10.4% |
| 2020 | $9.2M | -8.7% |
| 2021 | $9.6M | +3.6% |
| 2022 | $16.5M | +72.3% |
| 2023 | $17.9M | +8.5% |
| 2024 | $14.9M | -16.7% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| RWA to SGP | HS 854232 | New corridor | $11.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/rwa-sgp-854232) |
| RWA to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 300212 | New corridor | $8.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/rwa-usa-300212) |
| RWA to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 940161 | New corridor | $6.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/rwa-usa-940161) |
| RWA to CHN | HS 382499 | New corridor | $5.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/rwa-chn-382499) |
| RWA to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 851220 | New corridor | $5.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/rwa-usa-851220) |
| RWA to SGP | HS 711319 | New corridor | $4.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/rwa-sgp-711319) |
| RWA to India | HS 711319 | New corridor | $2.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/rwa-ind-711319) |
| RWA to China, Hong Kong SAR | HS 847170 | New corridor | $2.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/rwa-hkg-847170) |

## Frequently asked questions

### What does a new corridor signal mean?

It identifies an exporter, buyer market, and HS6 combination included in the available new-corridor signal set for 2024. It is a research prompt, not a guarantee of demand or sales.

### Is the market opportunity reported trade?

Reported buyer imports and exporter share are observations. Any projection or share-gap measure is calculated from the available data and should not be treated as an order or forecast.

### What should exporters check next?

Validate product fit, buyers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, competition, and the depth of product-level history before pursuing the route.

## Method

The signal is a calculated research indicator based on available reported trade observations. It is not a confirmed order, sales forecast, or guarantee of market entry. Validate buyers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and competition before acting.

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-09-02). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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